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INS: Economic trends for the period May – July. Growing activity and higher prices

13:07, 28 Mai 2025
The National Institute of Statistics publishes on Wednesday estimates regarding the evolution of economic activity for the period May-July 2025.According to the data obtained, managers from the main economic sectors anticipate a mixed evolution: moderate growth in activity, but an increase in prices

The demand for burgers has increased in Romania by over 60% in 2024

13:04, 28 Mai 2025
The demand for burgers increased in Romania by over 60% in 2024, according to the analysis presented on Wednesday, on International Burger Day, by Glovo.

Nicușor Dan confirmed the conversation with Donald Trump: „thanks for the warm congratulations”

12:57, 28 Mai 2025
Romanian President Nicușor Dan confirmed the conversation he had with US President Donald Trump. "Thanks for the warm congratulations", Dan sent.

AEP warns of disinformation campaign: Techniques associated with Kremlin-orchestrated campaigns

12:53, 28 Mai 2025
Through the systematic and massive dissemination of fake news and disinformation, the objective is to generate distrust and division in society, the Permanent Electoral Authority warned on Wednesday. The institution speaks of techniques associated with Kremlin-orchestrated campaigns.

Farmers have until June 13 to submit payment applications to APIA

14:33, 27 Mai 2025
The deadline for submitting payment applications under the 2025 Campaign has been extended until June 13, two weeks longer than the initial deadline, the Ministry of Agriculture announces.

A park in the city of Galați will be arranged as in the time of Al. I. Cuza

14:30, 27 Mai 2025
A park in the city of Galați will be arranged with European funds as in the time of ruler Al.I.Cuza. It is located in front of the house of the Cuza family. Currently, the building houses the "Cuza Vodă House", the oldest museum in the city of Galați.

Nicușor Dan spoke with Ursula von der Leyen

14:25, 27 Mai 2025
Romanian President Nicușor Dan had a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday.

Presidential Administration announces schedule of consultations with parliamentary parties

14:20, 27 Mai 2025
The Presidential Administration announced the schedule of informal consultations on the country's economic and political situation with parliamentary parties. They will begin on Wednesday at the Cotroceni Palace.

Tánczos Barna: From today, Romania will have a responsible, applied and balanced president

15:40, 26 Mai 2025
Tánczos Barna, the Minister of Finance, published a message according to which "From today, Romania will have a responsible, applied and balanced president".

Dan on the commitment regarding VAT: The discussion regarding fiscal reform starts from there

15:38, 26 Mai 2025
Romanian President Nicuşor Dan said, on Monday, after his inauguration, that nothing will happen before the deficit problem is solved. He reaffirmed that he will not increase VAT. Regarding Romania's foreign policy, he said that he had a correct position, but a low intensity.

Nicușor Dan took the oath and became the fifth president of post-revolutionary Romania

14:56, 26 Mai 2025
Nicușor Dan took the oath in the reunified plenary session of Parliament, Monday, May 26, and became the fifth president of post-revolutionary Romania. He is the first president to come from civil society and to win the presidential elections as an independent.

Stelian Bujduveanu is the interim mayor of Bucharest

13:22, 23 Mai 2025
Stelian Bujduveanu, deputy mayor and representative of the PNL, was designated on Friday, at the extraordinary meeting of the General Council of Bucharest, to take over the interim position of mayor general in place of Nicuşor Dan.

Nicuşor Dan, on the loss of European funds: on the PNRR, the big risk is not to attract

13:21, 23 Mai 2025
"The big risk is to have some money that we do not attract by the August 2026 deadline", declares the elected president Nicuşor Dan, asked if there is a risk of losing European funds due to the large deficit.

Maramureş Rally starts on Friday. Record number of Rally2 models at the start

13:20, 23 Mai 2025
The second stage of the National Rally Championship starts on Friday, with the Maramureş Rally having over 50 crews at the start and a record number of Rally2 models – 16.

Sibiu-Piteşti motorway advances with the first bored tunnel in Romania

13:19, 23 Mai 2025
Works on section 4 of the Sibiu-Piteşti motorway, between Tigveni and Curtea de Argeş, have reached 73.75% of the total of almost 10 kilometers, announces Cristian Pistol.

Marcel Boloș on tax reform: The decision belongs to the future government

13:43, 22 Mai 2025
The Minister of Investments and European Funds, Marcel Boloș, stressed during a press conference that the tax reform is a commitment assumed by Romania in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, but the concrete measures are to be established by the future government.

Direct train from Bucharest to Varna, Sofia, Istanbul (Halkali) and return

13:41, 22 Mai 2025
The international train "Romania" will provide a daily direct connection from Bucharest to Varna, as well as to Sofia and Istanbul/Halkali, this summer, according to CFR Călători. Prices start at 32 euros, to Varna, and reach 57 euros to Istanbul/Halkali (seat in a sleeper car).

Nicușor Dan announces that the new government could be established in the next three or four weeks

13:36, 22 Mai 2025
Romanian President Nicușor Dan announced that the new government could be established in the next three or four weeks. A period of discussions will follow, in which the leaders of the PSD, PNL, USR and UDMR will participate. The first proposal for the position of prime minister could be Ilie Bolojan.

Nicușor Dan is the new president of Romania. The mandate has been validated

13:34, 22 Mai 2025
The mandate of the president of Romania, Nicușor Dan, was validated, on Thursday, by the Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR). As of May 22, Nicușor Dan is the new president of Romania.

Maramureș Rally 2025. Traffic will be closed on Friday in Pasul Gutâi

13:14, 21 Mai 2025
Traffic will be closed on Friday, for several hours, in Pasul Gutâi, on DN 18, in Maramureș County, due to a sports competition.

Ministry of Energy notified on Tuesday that Sinteza and Lockheed Martin are closing the PNRR project

13:03, 21 Mai 2025
The Ministry of Energy was notified on Tuesday of the decision of the company Sinteza SA to abandon the implementation of the project to create a battery production capacity, part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), according to a press release.

Six MPs resign from POT

12:48, 21 Mai 2025
Six MPs have announced their resignation from the Young People's Party and the POT parliamentary group. The announcement was made in plenary. They invoke the "profound distance" of the leadership from the initial principles and promises.

Dacian Treasure. Dutch Press: The order “came from Romania”

12:40, 21 Mai 2025
An investigation by the Dutch publication RTL News shows that valuable pieces of art, including the golden helmet from Coțofenești, were stolen as bargaining chips for a Romanian criminal to escape a prison sentence.

Sorin Grindeanu has been appointed as the new interim leader of PSD

14:32, 20 Mai 2025
Sorin Grindeanu has been appointed as the new interim leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) following the resignation of Marcel Ciolacu from his position as party president on Tuesday.

The PSD leadership is considering two potential successors for Marcel Ciolacu

14:17, 20 Mai 2025
The PSD leadership is considering two potential successors for Marcel Ciolacu: Sorin Grindeanu and Daniel Băluță, according to Ionuț Pucheanu, the mayor of Galați. Pucheanu stated, "If Marcel leaves, it would be appropriate for all of us to also step down from the PSD leadership."

MFA after Kathleen Kavalec’s retirement announcement: She will remain a constant friend of Romania

14:10, 20 Mai 2025
”We are confident that she will remain a constant friend of Romania”, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) in Bucharest, after the US Embassy announced Kathleen Kavalec's departure on Tuesday.

PSD President Marcel Ciolacu has resigned from the party leadership

14:07, 20 Mai 2025
PSD President Marcel Ciolacu has resigned from the party leadership. Sources within the party confirm that he submitted his resignation on Tuesday during a meeting of PSD leaders.

Dominic Fritz: The wave of extremism must be addressed through good governance

15:05, 19 Mai 2025
"The wave of extremism must be addressed through good governance. It is not the absence of opposition that has led to the rise of the far right, but rather the lack of effective governance," said Dominic Fritz, interim president of the USR, on Monday.

Buzău Mayor Constantin Toma has called for the entire leadership of the PSD to resign

15:03, 19 Mai 2025
Buzău Mayor Constantin Toma has called for the entire leadership of the PSD (Social Democratic Party) to resign. He believes that no current leader should be part of the future leadership team.

Bolojan signed into law a measure that permits the downing of drones in Romanian airspace

15:01, 19 Mai 2025
Romania's interim president, Ilie Bolojan, signed a series of decrees on Monday, enacting important laws that will affect both strategic and social sectors.

Kelemen Hunor is urging Hungarian voters to participate in the second round of the elections

12:19, 18 Mai 2025
Kelemen Hunor, the president of the UDMR, is urging Hungarian voters to participate in the second round of the presidential elections and to support the candidate who "has never spoken negatively about our community."

Emil Boc: From the east came poverty, communism, totalitarianism

12:16, 18 Mai 2025
"From the east came poverty, communism, totalitarianism, and 50 years of holding Romania back, turning it back to the past," said Mayor Emil Boc as he left the polls. "Silence is not an option," he added, urging Romanians to participate in the voting process.

Presidential candidate George Simion arrived at the polling station accompanied by Călin Georgescu

12:10, 18 Mai 2025
Presidential candidate George Simion arrived at the polling station located at Mogoșoaia Secondary School at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, accompanied by former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu.

Nicușor Dan voted in his hometown of Făgăraș

11:55, 18 Mai 2025
Nicușor Dan voted in his hometown of Făgăraș at the polling station located in the school he attended. After casting his vote, Dan shared his reasoning, stating that he voted "with the many silent, honest, and hard-working people in mind who have not felt represented for a long time."

AUR has accused the Moldovan authorities of preparing vote rigging

14:53, 16 Mai 2025
AUR has accused the Moldovan authorities of preparing vote rigging and has called on them not to "force" people to vote.

The 3-month ROBOR index increased slightly to 7.39%

14:40, 16 Mai 2025
On Friday, the 3-month ROBOR index increased slightly to 7.39%, up from 7.29% on Thursday, according to data from the National Bank of Romania (BNR).

Sibiu Police investigation after letters received, urging people to vote for Simion

14:38, 16 Mai 2025
Police officers in Sibiu have launched an investigation after the Sibiu County Electoral Bureau (BEJ) reported that several residents received letters urging them to vote for George Simion.

Over 56,000 Romanians living abroad have already cast their votes

14:31, 16 Mai 2025
Over 56,000 Romanians living abroad have already cast their votes during the second round of the 2025 presidential elections, with one in five voters being from the Republic of Moldova. By 1 p.m., more than 11,000 Romanians from across the Prut River had participated in the voting.

BNR: In the first quarter of the year, total external debt increased by 514 million euros

13:47, 14 Mai 2025
In the first quarter of the year, total external debt increased by 514 million euros, to 205,407 million euros, according to data published by the BNR on Wednesday.

Romanian driver Răzvan Umbrărescu confirmed at the start of the 24-hour Le Mans race

13:41, 14 Mai 2025
For the first time in history, a Romanian driver will compete in the famous endurance car race at Le Mans (France), with Răzvan Umbrărescu being confirmed at the start of this year's edition, according to the provisional list announced on Tuesday by the organizers.